[
UK
/fˈəʊkəszɪŋ/
]
NOUN
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the concentration of attention or energy on something
he had no direction in his life
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
How To Use focussing In A Sentence
- A broad investigation was initiated into the floral development of 30 taxa out of 15 tribes, focussing on the initiation of bracteoles and on the sequence of sepal initiation.
- Irish rock star Bono and US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill were due to start a three-day visit to Uganda on Sunday, the third leg of an unusual tour focussing on HIV/AIDS and the efficacity of aid relief in Uganda. ANC Daily News Briefing
- She glanced over her shoulder, back towards Shoes, not really focussing. BEHINDLINGS
- Some are focussing on areas such as swaps and derivatives, which can give them an edge in the primary bond market.
- The concentration on punishment damages the national debate by focussing all attention on revenge.
- Theory after theory has been brought forward with the object of disproving the existence of the canal lines; some of these, such as eye-strain, diplopia, bad focussing, illusion, and imagination, have already been mentioned. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story
- Focussing on one tiny segment of the statistics of abundance, let us examine corporation presidents and millionaires.
- As she watched, the moonlight began focussing, moving, searching.
- Grandson Steven Casserly gave one of the eulogies, focussing on Peter's life outside soldiering.
- I think some of the brain which attends to focussing my eyes may have leaked out.
